Crop a photo to 35 × 45 mm — Estonia national visa (Type D)

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What this document is

A national type D visa is a long-stay visa for stays of more than 90 days. In the Schengen states this is laid down in Article 18 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement: long-stay visas are national visas, issued by each state under its national law or Union law.

How to crop it, in three steps

1. 01

   Upload a photo taken face-on, in even light

2. 02

   The tool finds the face and aligns the frame itself — check that the head lands in 70–80%

3. 03

   Save the 35 × 45 mm result — print it or attach it to the application

Do not confuse it with another Estonia document

Estonia does not use one frame for everything. This page is about national visa (Type D) — 35 × 45 mm. The documents below are cut to a different size, so a file prepared here will not fit them.

• document 40 × 50 mm
• EU blue card 40 × 50 mm
• EU long-term residence permit 40 × 50 mm
• ID card 40 × 50 mm
• passport 40 × 50 mm
• residence card for family member of an EU citizen 40 × 50 mm

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Estonia-specific things to know

• Estonia asks for the photo to be glued — «not stapled!» — on the application form, and for the colour 35 × 45 mm print to meet ICAO requirements and be at most six months old.
• A D visa is applied for in person, either at an Estonian representation in the country of residence or at a Police and Border Guard Board service point in Estonia.

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Where these numbers come from

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. Last checked against the official page on 1 Oct 2026.

What the source confirms

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, «Application for a long-stay (D) visa»: the D visa may be issued for a period of stay of up to 365 days within twelve consecutive months and allows a stay in other Schengen states up to 90 days in 180 days; two consecutive long-stay visas may not exceed 548 days within 730; it is applied for in person in the applicant's country of residence at an Estonian representation handling visa applications, or in Estonia at a service point of the Police and Border Guard Board; where there is none, at an accredited or the nearest representation after confirming an appointment.
• Same page, the documents: a travel document issued within the previous 10 years with at least two blank pages for visas, valid at least 3 months after the expiry of the visa; a fully completed and signed application form; one colour photo, size 35 × 45 mm, which must meet ICAO requirements and be not older than six months, glued on the application form — not stapled; travel medical insurance for the whole period of the visa (until Estonian health insurance applies, where relevant); proof of financial means, including the income of the three months before the application; data on close relatives and family members; biographical data; additional application form 1 (citizens of NATO member states are exempt); documents on the purpose of the journey; a ticket booking confirmation.
• Same page, the language of documents: all foreign public documents submitted with a D-visa application must be legalised or certified with an apostille and translated into Estonian or English; the state fee for the examination and the exceptions are on the same page, with the procedure and the extent of sufficient funds in a regulation of the Minister of the Interior.

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